Vaa Vaathiyar ends up being a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon.
Whilst the truth of the village lies shrouded in ruins and mystery, I exit Kuldhara with goosebumps -- and those feel entirely real!
Singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit, 71, passed into the ages on November 6 after a prolonged illness. Besides her acting roles, she leaves behind some beautiful songs to remember her by.
'Salman has never been given a reason to change his ways.'
'People worship Krishna. People don't worship Ved Vyas, who wrote the Mahabharata.' 'It's a cultural thing because we don't see the heroes behind the screen, we see the heroes who are in front of the screen.'
Arjun Menon looks at 2024's top Web series from South India.
The wedding celebrations of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani that started in Jamnagar in March and continued in Italy in May, finally culminated in Mumbai on July 14, with the Mangal Utsav or the wedding reception.
'SRK couldn't have been nicer, empathetic, more sharing and interactive. It really was a wonderful moment.'
Mum Sunita Kapoor encouraged Sonam's passion for style which has led her to become the fashion icon that she is today.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
Superstar Krishna passed into the ages on November 15, sending the Telugu film industry in a state of mourning.
Weddings, holidays, award functions, throwbacks, festivals, family time or fooling around, 2023 saw a variety of posts beaming in joy. Of which these 25 Instagram moments of Bollywood stars are Sukanya Verma's favourites.
'It is only recently that a lot of warmth has slid into our relationship.'
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'
'Such a great man is rare not only in the Telugu film industry, but in the Indian film industry as well.'
During rehearsals, when Dilip Kumar improvised, Gulshan Grover was quick to point out that he had got the lines wrong.
From Korean spies to sports legends, here's everything you can catch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists a fun, fun, OTT Menu for you.
This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their sheer silliness, made her laugh till her sides hurt and look at phenke hue paise in disdain.
'We don't make films which have scope for great music anymore.'
'Then suddenly, I was out, Jaya was doing Guddi instead.'
'Your memories will always remain etched in my heart through your films.'
As Tamil superstar Vijay turns 47 on June 22, Subhash K Jha picks his five finest performances.
The haunting loneliness of Lag Ja Gale... the declaration of both love and war in the rebellious Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya... the song of freedom and aspiration in Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai... the naughtiness in love with Baahon Me Chale Aao...
Kannada cinema's reigning action queen Malashree talks about her film Veera and her action queen image.
Tribhanga is mostly a platform for some of our solid actresses to flex their acting chops, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'
The Modi government has to embrace the history of Tamil conquests in South East Asia and stop obsessing about Babar/Humayun, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The final day at Lakme Fashion Week saw a flurry of stars descend at the venue.
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
'His main problem was the lack of work opportunities.'
Oppam is a must watch, raves Paresh C Palicha.
Is it Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan or Sunny Deol?
Rather than watching Aamayum Muyalum, the DVDs of Priyadarshan's old films would be a better option.
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